jpdb beta

skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

1

uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky

4

entrance; front door

3

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

2

gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit

1

long sleeves

2

dark red; deep red

1

two (long cylindrical things)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3

line

1

in addition; besides

4

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

3

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

functional; efficient

1

other people; others

2

rare

1

freedom; liberty

16

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

15

to break down; to collapse; to fall apart

1

school seasonal (train and bus) ticket

1

ticket; coupon; bond; certificate

1

cancellation of a contract

5

repayment

2

secretariat; executive office

2

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

4

to wipe; to dry

10

shopping; purchased goods

7

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

easy task; no problem

2

tableware

6

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

3

as if; as though

2

tea leaf; tea leaves

3

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

5

Spode

1

tea set

1

used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

noble; lofty; high-minded

1

aristocratic

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

6

stinginess; miser

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to succeed to a house

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

independence; self-reliance

5

coincident with; while; simultaneously

10

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

4

ambivalent

1